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Havdalah
A ceremony of transition between Memorial Day and Independence Day

A time to weep and a time to build

Havdalah - a ceremony of transition between Memorial Day and Independence Day

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A time to cry and a time to heal
 
 
Difficult days are passing us by, and the moment of transition between the day of mourning and the day of joy is especially difficult. This is a uniquely Israeli trait, which found expression in the Havdalah – a time to weep and a time to heal. This year, the transition is even more difficult and the current context undermines many of the sentences that make sense throughout the holiday.
 

However, this moment calls for fulfillment, for words, and for togetherness.

About two decades ago, a small group of people who founded the Israeli house of prayer in Tel Aviv It came together to try to provide a response to the ritual need that the juxtaposition of these days invites us to. The proposal received was to dwell precisely on this gap of time, between mourning and joy, and fill it with a ceremony that combines Jewish and Israeli materials and form. A ceremony of Havdalah. A Havdalah between Memorial Day and Independence Day.
The Havdala between Remembrance Day and Independence Day is built from ancient and new, traditional and contemporary creative materials. Through poetry, prayer excerpts, hymns, reflections and Israeli songs, we succeed in creating a gradual emotional transition between the polar states of mourning and joy, and observe the human ability to move between changing states of mind using different layers of the Hebrew language, with the ceremony centered on a free variation of the Havdala blessing between Shabbat and weekdays, adapted to the unique transition between the sanctity of Remembrance Day and the sanctity of Independence Day.

This year, more than ever, we are asked to spend this moment together. An Israeli prayer house invites the general public to a shared Havdalah with Israeli music, prayer songs, and solace for the soul.

 
The Havdalah will take place on Wednesday, April 30th, we will meet at: 6:00 PM > It is recommended to arrive early.
Event location: Beit Shalom Aleichem – Berkovich 2, Tel Aviv
 
Admission is free, subject to availability. Register here!
 

To register for the Havdalah ceremony, fill out the form.

You can download the Havdalah Order 5785 here

To download the Havdalah arrangement